How to install Node.js
Installing Node.js on a Chromebook
Node.js is a cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment that allows developers to build server-side and network applications with JavaScript.
Run updates
In Terminal, check all the repositories to see if you need any updates.
sudo apt update
or sudo apt-get update*
Check to see which of your packages are upgradable.
apt list --upgradable
Then type this to update them.
sudo apt upgrade`
...
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Install Node.js:
sudo apt-get install node
To see what version of Node you have:
node -v
NPM
npm is bundled with Node.js. It runs on the command line as the command npm. It is a package manager that downloads packages into a node_modules folder.
You call the downloaded packages through const libraryModule = require("libraryname").
Find a list of all stable debian packages: https://packages.debian.org/stable/
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